GRADER (grader)

Pronunciation (US):

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IPA (US):

Irregular inflected form: grader   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does grader mean? 

• GRADER (noun)
  The noun GRADER has 1 sense:

1. a judge who assigns grades to something

  Familiarity information: GRADER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GRADER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A judge who assigns grades to something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("grader" is a kind of...):

critic (anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "grader"):

wool stapler; woolsorter (a person who sorts wool into different grades)

Derivation:

grade (assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation)

grade (assign a rank or rating to)

 Context examples 

A study of nearly 3,000 fourth, fifth, and sixth graders ages 10-12 revealed a connection between midday napping and greater happiness, self-control, and grit; fewer behavioral problems; and higher IQ, the latter particularly for the sixth graders.

(Children Who Nap Are Happier, Have Higher IQ, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)